to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to hand (over); to deliver in person
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
such; like that; in that way
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
several varieties; several kinds; several species
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
material; substance; matter
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
still; even now; to this day
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
big problem; major issue; big controversy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
somewhere; in some respects; in some way